Murder fugitive from Valley caught in India

Updated 4:35 pm, Friday, May 9, 2014

BROWNSVILLE — A man who has been a fugitive since 2007 when he admitted to his girlfriend's murder was apprehended in India, Cameron County officials said Friday.

Amit Livingston, formerly of Rockport, pleaded guilty to murdering Hermelia Hernandez in February 2007 and dumping her body on South Padre Island. Former 404th state District Judge Abel Limas, who is serving six years in prison for racketeering, sentenced Livingston to 23 years in prison.

Limas granted Livingston 60 days to get his affairs in order, but Livingston fled the country instead. Livingston was a fugitive until his recent apprehension, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said.